Regulatory Compliance Associate Counsel (all genders welcome)

Uniting Holding; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading automotive firm in Frankfurt is looking for a Regulatory Compliance Associate Counsel to oversee compliance related to digital and data regulations. You'll coordinate with stakeholders and drive privacy-related initiatives while ensuring effective compliance processes. Candidates should possess a law degree and at least 3 years of experience in a regulatory setting. The role offers competitive compensation and an engaging international work culture.

Leistungen

Competitive compensation

Private leasing offer

Systematic training

Free staff restaurant

Health Management support

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in Legal/Compliance/Regulatory.
• Solid understanding of regulatory compliance principles.
• Practical exposure to data/privacy-adjacent operations.

Aufgaben

• Maintain a Digital & Data Regulatory Radar covering EU regulations.
• Design and implement scalable compliance processes.
• Act as internal coordinator for privacy governance activities.

Kenntnisse

Program ownership mindset

Business partnering

Communication

Analytical rigor

Execution under ambiguity

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Law

Jobbeschreibung

Join the movement and find new inspiration.

We have an exciting opportunity as Regulatory Compliance Associate Counsel (all genders welcome)

at the Kia Connect GmbH in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Job mission:

You are the program owner for Kia Connect’s digital and data-related regulatory compliance and instrumental in coordinating and driving execution of privacy-related actions across the business. You will identify compliance gaps, translate regulatory obligations into practical controls and processes, and ensure implementation and evidence through clear governance and tracking.

You will also support Kia Connect’s various business units in their daily work, providing legal guidance and creating and negotiating contracts in the connected car environment.

Your Responsibilities:

1. Regulatory Horizon Scanning & Gap Identification: Maintain a Digital & Data Regulatory Radar covering relevant EU regulations and obligations (e.g., DSA, privacy/data governance topics, platform/consumer-facing digital compliance, ESG/CSR-related compliance requirements where relevant for supplier/customer expectations).
2. Compliance Program Design & Process Implementation: Design and implement scalable compliance processes, Define required controls, templates and playbooks (checklists, SOPs, approval matrices), ensuring they are usable in a scaling start-up environment; create and deliver training/awareness sessions and practical guidance tailored to business teams (e.g., Sales enablement, Product checklists).
3. Privacy & Data Governance Coordination (together with external DPO): Act as internal coordinator for privacy governance activities led or advised by the external DPO. Ensure privacy requirements are operationalized in product and commercial processes (without duplicating DPO independence).
4. Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management & Enablement: Support Commercial/BD and Procurement with compliant contracting standards (data protection, security, regulatory commitments).

Your talents:

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law

Experience:

• Legal professional background (e.g., EU/German legal qualification or equivalent) with minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in Legal/Compliance/Regulatory within a company, scale-up, or law firm advising digital businesses.
• Solid understanding of regulatory compliance principles: turning obligations into controls, processes, governance and evidence.
• Practical exposure to data/privacy‑adjacent operations (e.g., coordinating with DPOs, handling data protection questions, DSAR processes, vendor/contract controls).
• Experience drafting, negotiating and operationalizing contracts, policies, guidelines and internal procedures.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Program ownership mindset: proactive gap finding, structured remediation, outcome‑driven.
• Business partnering: pragmatic, solutions‑oriented, able to enable growth while managing risk.
• Communication: can translate legal obligations into actionable requirements for non‑legal teams.
• Analytical rigor: able to map complex data/product ecosystems into clear accountability.
• Execution under ambiguity: thrives in a scaling environment and can build “just enough process” quickly.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Connected Car, mobility, charging ecosystems, or digital marketplace/distribution models.
• Working experience in an international environment
• Prior experience building compliance registers, dashboards, or GRC‑style tracking systems.

Who are we?

Kia Connect was founded in 2019 as a fully owned subsidiary of Kia Europe and is therefore part of the fifth‑largest automotive group in the world.

Kia is a global mobility brand with a vision to create sustainable mobility solutions for consumers, communities, and societies around the world. Founded in 1944, Kia has been building motorcycles, cars and trucks for more than 75 years.

Kia is now spearheading the popularization of electrified and battery electric vehicles, developing a growing range of mobility services while encouraging millions of people to explore the best ways of getting around. Our brand slogan – ‘Movement that inspires’ – reflects our commitment to inspire consumers through our products and services.

Our European headquarter that we closely cooperate with, Kia Europe, is the European sales and manufacturing arm of Kia Corporation. From our headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, we lead 39 markets across Europe and the Caucasus, employing more than 5,500 persons, including about 3,500 blue collar workers in our state‑of‑the‑art car plant in Žili na, Slovakia.

Our headquarter is home to 37 different nationalities and this diversity is truly inspiring! This means that every day at Kia is an opportunity to learn something new and to grow personally and professionally. The mix of ambitious and dynamic employees from all over the world is the fuel to our success. Do you have what it takes to join our team? We are looking forward to getting to know you!

You will enjoy working with us if you like these things:

• A pulsating international environment. Our workforce is composed of people from 37 nations
• Playing an active and important part in the development of Kia in Europe.
• Developing new frameworks and solutions.
• Demanding challenges to which you can creatively contribute.
• A competitive compensation package; private leasing offer; systematic off and on-the-job training, free staff restaurant, support as concerns Health Management and more

If you’re interested to become part of our Kia team, please apply via our online portal. We are looking forward to getting to know you.